Siraj ud -Daulah
Siraj ud -Daulah Siraj ud -Daulah aws the last Independent Nawab of Bengal. The end of his reign marked the start of British East India company rule over Bengal and later almost of the Indian sub continent. Siraj was born to Zain ud -Din Ahmed khan and Amina Begam in 1733. He was raised the Nawab palace with all necessary education and training suitable for for a future Nawab. Young Siraj was regarded as the fortune child of the family. Siraj as the direct political disciple of his grand father was aware of the global British interest in colonization hence resented the British politico military presence in Bengal repsented by the British East India company. During parlimentary inquiry into Robert Clives actions in India vidicated Siraj ud Daulah of any changes surround the black hole incident. On June 1756 Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah imprisoned 146 Britishers in a dungeon known as Black Hole of Calcutta. The Nawab was infuriated on learning the attack on Chandernagar. His former ...